End and corner bumper



April 1929. Ef SCHL l R. 17,254

ENT.)v AND CORNER BUMPER origini Filed Jan'. 21. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1E' SCHL Y lR. 17,254

END AND CORNER BUMPER original Filed Jan. 21. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 r ly if@ @2 I NH y leiaued` Apey 2,` 192e. i

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AThisr invention relates to bumpers, @and ner` bumpersffor' the rearends of large and f heavyl automobiles ofthe -bus type.'l

adequately protecting the rear andv thecorners" of vehicles of this`type. Further and e n more limitednobjeets of the invention l t and'througll theconibinations of 'elements embodiedin the el'aimsheretoannexed.` 1

In the drawings, Figfl represents a side elevation fof" the rearvportion of af vehicle ofy the `type referred to, `having my invenvtionapplied thereto 'Fig'., `a sectionalplan andftheparts of the`eornerignard c ooperatingr therewith; and wliligp` 5,#a' sectionalFig. 1. n

acters',` 1" `represents the-rearv endl of' a ve-A hicle ofthelbustype,v 2 the 1 rear :wheels thereof, and-"3 one of the rear fenders; 4,4 e' denote lthe rear `pnfirtionsof a pairo'f `side l "i membersfand' 5the( rear cross lmember conbody l andenclosng rear portions. orrk theofjblocks'T; H

` n "The fcornplete rear i bumperand` corner ,guard constructioncomprises aA channeled bumper barSfwhich isy mounted on vthe rear endsof short'posts 9b` projecting fromv the o rear member 5 throughA*thexrear partv rofthe L slrirtf.` `Thefbumper'member` `S34-isv`prefer- 'o l 5', extending nearly as far asi'the side porkUNITflizfn@STATES `more particularly to combined e'endand'cor-kv 6, It is ageneral-obj'ect-othe inventiontto'` provide a .bumper which will becapable of..

appear hereinafter n andv will be realized in y view `ofr the rearportion of such vehicle.;v Fig; 3,' a rear endfelevation'bt" thelvehnicle"` f shown in'Fig f1';"Fi`g.f 4, "aidetfail 1n per` spective:showing they end of ther 'rear bumper:-

f p detail vcorrespon'ding to the 5--5 of .Describingj` the parts ilreference chair-'1Y `fleeting' the ends yof the side members.y G'decnotes a'skirt-,or metal sheathing, 'below the y members 4' andthe `crossmember-5gA being` spaced'from 'the former members by means.V

` i l ablyofthe same length as thecross member tions of the skirtAdjacent each end,- the vweb of thefmember 8 is' cutaway, asrvindi/catedv at 8(Fig.y 4),- and` the lianges 8*,1 which extend beyondthe web; are pI'TOyidedfA with vertically aligned apertures- SCL'V 9 de#notes a' pair of boltsgfea'chf mountedy in ythe v apertures `8` at eachkend' `ofy themember` 8" andextending above and below suchv mem-ceyberijwhen lasse'rnbledy.A `Eachfbolt'extends;` throughverticallyY'alignedfYeyeslOa, 11@

and l2alon the ends ofthe curved resilient bai-S510; lltand 12,respectively, thef e -e 11 Y, ont, or CLEVELAND, OHIO, `As'sieren'ro cesrnrm'e a nourrie come i EANY', OEDETROIT, 1K1',CIIlGufiN,k ACOREQBATIQNOEDELAWARE,

n 'original No. 1,546,947, date-d my 21,* 192,5,v serial-:Nu: 651,445,mea January 21; 1924. AP1111wennv nl f o reissue filed July 21, 192%`semina, 2073543.

being located between vtheianges 8% tie eye 1()ya above the ymember andthe eyer "12a below the member 8; l e .v 'o yThe bar11rextendsjforwardly' along lthe skirt and is secured at its'fro'ntendtou'the corresponding block 7., as wood or e' I screws 13.r

suoientA distance toy protect the corners'of the vehicle'fbody. 'Each islprovided,at/.its irontendy With aneyefindicated vatv 10b and 12b',respectively, thefeyes and the frontends oi' the bars'rbeing secured to"thebar 11` by means of a bolt 14A eXtending through the' eyes 10b` and12b"` and through a fpair of l clamping i members z 15 and; "16', havingseats' v1".5 'and 16a, respectivel ,ttor Athe-,upper and the ylower edgeof the yar 11.9 The boltsjQfv f, and y'14g willfbe i provided withinitS[9"aud' 111?, respectively-f. i l

l nya@ Consumi@ distigehlein, the

Inaj'or'portion of therea'rl end ofthe vehicle bar '8; the corners'bythe `resilienttripleL ar `will be protectedbythe,chann'eled'bum l"er'bumpers 'formed' by kthe barsv 10, 11" and i12 while the sides of' theskirts beyondtheA corners will l bars 11". f y e lhecurved resilientbai-"11', connected at its rear end to the bar 8 and; at its forward;

end to the side ofthe vehicle, and reinforced bythe bars 10 and 12 invertical alignment above and belowl a portion of the same,` pro` vides acornerbumperhaving an archedcon-f struction which will give themaXiI-nnni fre# i sista'n'ce to blows delivered froIn any angle be" meerby the :singe and directed towards the corner 'ofL theve-pr hicle.

Having thus described invention,y whatv Iclannisz" 1\."["he combination,with channel bar extending `transversely aty the rearv o a. vej',

hield oi'jaresilientcurved bar having aneye j 9 interposed between' andsecured tothe 'flanges ofthefirst-mentioned .bar andy extendin" g-`v jiresilient bar each havingan eye at the end arerjundj a, corner; of lthe'k vehicle and securedv "to the vehicle a point remote from thefirst-y inentioned bar'jan upper and aM'IQ'WerCurVedl thereofya boltextendingjthrough: the eyes-lof I the three bars andfsecuringfthe saineto fthe y y lirstmentioned'"banv and meanslfor'securing the oppositeends of -the third and fourth bars to the second bar.

2. Acorner guard for a vehicle comprising an intermediate curvedresilient bar having an eye at its rear end, means for securing thefront end of saidbar to such vehicle, an upper and a lower curvedresilient bar each having an eye at the rear end thereof and an eye atthefront end thereof, a bolt extending` through the eyes at the rearends of the three bars, and means including a bolt extending through theeyes at the front ends of the second and third bars for securing thesame to the first-,mentioned bar.

3. The combination, with a channel bar extending transversely at therear of a vehicle, of a resilient curved bar having an eye interposedbetween the flanges of the first- Inentioned bar and extending around acorner of the vehicle and secured to the vehicle at a point remote fromthe first-mentioned bar, and means for securing the said eye to the saidflanges of the channel bar. I

4. The combination, with a bar extending transversely at the rear of avehicle, of a resilient curved attaching bar secured to each end ofvthefirst-mentioned bar and each extending around the corner of a vehicleand secured to such vehicle and eaclilhaving an eye at its` rear vend,an upper and a lower curved resilient corner-guard bar at each side 1 ofthe bumper, and each having an eye at the rear end thereof and an eye atthe front end thereof, bolts extending through the eyes at the rear endsof the attaching and cornerguard bars, yand means including boltsextending through theeyes at the frontends of the corner-guard bars forsecuring the same to 'the` cooperating attaching bars.

v5. The combination, with a channel bar extending transversely at therear of a vehicle, of a 'resilient curved bar having an eye interposedbetween and secured to the flanges of thechannel bar and vextendingaround a corner of the vehicle and secured to the vehicle at a pointremote from the channel bar,

an upper and a lower curved resilient bar` each connected at its rearend to the channel bar, and means for supporting the front ends of thelast two resilient bars from the vehicle.

6. The combination, with a transversely extending bar at the rear of avehicle, of a resilient'` curved bar connected to each end of the firstmentioned bar and each extending about acor'ner of the vehicle and eachsecured I to the vehicle at a point remote from the rst second, barintermediate of the ends of they mentioned bar, and an upper and a lowercurved resilient bar each secured at its rear. endto the first mentionedbar and each having. its front end secured to the cooperating latter.

7. The combination with a transversely extending bar at the rear of avehicleof a resiliently curvedbar connected to each end of the firstmentioned bar and each extending about a corner of the vehicle and eachsecured to the vehicle at a point remote from the first mentioned bar,and an upper and Va lower curved resilient bareach secured at its rearend to one of the second mentioned bars and each having its front endsecured to the cooperating second; mentioned bar intermediateof the endsof the latter.

8. The combination, with a corner of a vehicle, of an attaching barconnected at one end to such vehicle and reversely curved to extendabout and beyond such corner, anda pair of corner-guard bars additional-to the attachbelow the attaching bar in the said vehicle corner. e n

9. The combination, with a corner of a Vehicle, Otan attaching barconnected. at one end to such vehicle and reversely curved to extendabout and beyond such corner,`a pair of. corner-guard bars additional tothe attaching bar and located respectively above and below the attachingbar, means supporting the inner ends of said corner-guard bars, andmeans for supportingthe outer ends of all of said bars from the vehicle.

10. They combination, with a corner ofa vehicle, of an attaching barconnected at one end to such vehicle and extending.aboutfand beyond suchcorner, a pair ofcornerguard position to protect bars additional to theattaching bar and located respectively` above and below the attachingbar, means supporting the inner ends of said corner-guard bars from theattaching bar, means supporting the outer ends of the cerner-guard barsfrom. the attaching bar,

and means for supporting the outer ends of all of said' bars from thevehicle.

11. -The combination, with avvehicle, of av bum er com risino` a air ofattachino' bars each secured; at its inner end to a sideV of such posedouter` ends of the attaching bars andA corner-guard bars and connectedatitsends toth'eouter ends of the attaching bars.

y12.,A bumper-comprising in combination outwardly and rearwardlyextending attacl1- ing'bars having their front or inner ends adapted forattaehmentto a vehicle and provided each at its rear orouter end with aneye, an upper and alower corner-guard bar for each attaching bar andeach having an eye at its Vrear orpouter end adaptedrto align withthe'eye in the corresponding end of the said attaching bar, boltsextending through such aligned eyes, each corner-guard bar hav ing aneye at its inner end, rbolts extendmg.,

through the aligned eyes at the inner ends of each pirofcorner-guardbars, andv clamps "on each ltladapted to engagetheportion of thecorrespondingy attaching. bar. which is. interpedbetvveensuch eyes. v

y 13. kA corner'guardforavehicle, said guard i includ-ingaL-resilientfbar adaptedto beattached f at .its rforward,end 1. portionto` the vehiclcyand bent to*y for-1n a reversely lcurved archextcndingfrom. a pointin front/ofthe end of 1the-vehicle around'.v andto the`rear.

" of the corner thereof, and means for `supporting they rear end oflsaid lbar from the vehicle.

14. A corner guard- .forv ay vehicle, Iisaid guardincluding abariadaptedto be attached" at its forwardA end portion to the vehicle and bent toform an outwardly bowed arch* eX-` tending from a point infront oftheend of.

thevehicle around and to the rear of the corner thereof, impact `barsattached' at their` yrear endportionsto the rear! end portion'of fthe`firstmentioned bar and at their forward f fend portions to anintermediate`-portion of the said firstmentioned bar, and means forsupporting theQrearends of saidy bars from the vehicle.

' 15;'A corner. guard for a vehicle,

guard including abar adaptedto be attached at its rforwardvendportion'to the vehicle and bent togform a reversely curved archextend,`

i fingy from a point in front of the end ofthe y ``said bars from thevehicle.

l vehicle around and to thefrear of the corner thereof, impactbarsattachedto said attaching bars and in vertical alignment therewith,

'and `means for supporting' the rear ends of 16.' In a vehi lefbum'perthe combination of a pairjof corner ,guards, each of said guards Iincluding aresilientbar adapted yto beat- Y tached atits yforward endportion to the. ve-y hicle-andjbent to form` aieverselycurved archextendingfromr a point infront ofL the end' offthe vehicle around and tothe rear of i the cornertheieof,,an'intermediate impact i `sectionconnected to the two corner guards,

`and .means for supporting the yintermediate portion ofthe bumper.

174A corner `guard for a vehicle, said guard including a pair offbarswith their inner endsl'substantially parallel to the'ibody foi thevehicle and being adapfdtoextend around the corner of a 'vehicle andprovide an outwardly bowed arched impactportion to protect the same,`means for supporting said barsat their forward end portions from theside fof 'the vehicle, and means" for supf porting thejrear endportionsof said bars from 'theend of the vehicle.v i` 1,8.,The combination, withankend portionv of a vehicle, of va bumper foreach corner of suchend,eachbumper comprising a bar having` anl end substantially .parallel` toand supported from a side of suchend portion said barhaving a portionreversely curved to extend about the adj acent portion of ytheend andsupported byfan'd in spacedrelation yfrom n kmassa;

`such"endportion,the rear ends of the said rbumpers extending beyond theendsof the sides of thevehicle, and a central bumper section connected"to the opposed ends of the cornerv bumpers., i y 20.1n a vehiclebumper-,the combination of a centralL impact section adapted to protecttherear of a vehicle, corner impact sections attached to said centralimpact section and bent forwardly and inwardly to providerevcrselycurved bowed guards for corners of said vehicle, andmeans'for'supporting the` end andintermediate portionsof said bumperfrom-said vehicle.

21. A vehicle bumper comprising a central` impact section adapted toprotect an end of avehicle,`corner impact sections pivotally attaclicdto said central impact section,said i corner sections being bentforwardly and in-y wardly to provide yreversely` curved bowed f cornerguards',` and meansfor supporting the J end and central portions of thebumper from the vehicle p a a L y f 22. A corner guard for a vehiclecomprising a support vbarsupported at one end from aside ofthevehicleand at the other end from anend thereof, an' impact bar adaptedto yextend about the adjacentcorner and supported at onefend from saidsupport bar at apoint intermediate its ends.V l l f ,23. A corner guardfor a vehicle comprising a` support bar supported atonelend from asideof the vehicle and atits other end from an end thereof, a pluraltiyofimpact bars ar Y ranged above and below saidsupportbar and connected tosaid support bar intermediate yits ends.

'24. A corner guard for a vehicle comprising a bar having one endextending substan-` tiallyl parallel to the side of the vehicle ...andadapted to` be supported therefrom, said bar havingjitsouterend portionbowed outwardly from `said irstmentioned portion and hav` ingltS outerend supportedfrom `the vehicle.

Q25; A corner guardfor a vehicle compris-v ing a bar having one endextending substantially parallel tothe side of the vehicle and adaptedto be supported therefrom, said bar `having its outer end portionbowedfoutwardly l i from said first-mentioned portionand having itsouterend ysupported from 'the vehicle, and

a plurality of impact bars supporting on said first-mentioned bar andadapted to extend about" the adj acent corner 'of 'the vehicle.r A.

26. A! corner guard comprising aresilient bar'havingits forward lendsubstantially parallel to aside of afvehicle and its rear end' portionextending substantially parallel to an end of said vehicle and havingthe portion intermediate its end bowed outwardly to form an archedprotection for the said corner.

27. A vehicle bumper comprising a cen; tral impact section adapted toprotect an end of the vehicle, and corner guard sections attachedthereto, said corner guards including bars having their inner endssubstantially parallel to the body of the vehicle and having their rearend portions bent outwardly and inwardly to form outwardly bowed archedguards adapted to protect the adjacent corner of the vehicle.

28. Avehicle bumper comprising a central impact section ,adapted toprotect an endof the vehicle and corner guard sections attached thereto,said corner guards including bars having their forward endssubstantially parallel to the body of the vehicle and having their rearend portions bent outwardly and inwardly to form arched guards vofsubstantially even curvature,said corner guards being pivotallyconnected tothe central impact section.

In testimony whereofl I hereunto affix my signature. Y

. 1 'EDGAR A. SOHL.

